Best Places01129, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01129, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
01129 ranks 8,696th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. An overheated housing market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on transit.
The best neighborhoods in 01129
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
01129's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01129 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Household income$98,808 median, better than 79% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 01129 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,385 a month, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01129
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01129 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,808, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 01129's effective rate of 1.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 01129
01129 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 01129.
Who works in 01129, and how
Work in 01129 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 01129
01129 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 01129 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01129, month by month
01129 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 35° |
| July | 88° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 01129
Bradley International sits about 16 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 01129
Schools across 01129 average a C−, better than 23% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stony Hill SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- WarnerC− · 27% proficient
- Mary M WalshD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilbraham MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (talented And Gifted)C+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Minnechaug Regional HighA · 69% proficient
- Springfield Public Day High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01129 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01129 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 01129 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 01129
Is 01129 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01129 ranks 8,696th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and low crime, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01129 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $255,297. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $98,808 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 01129 safe?
Yes, 01129 is safer than 85% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
Compare 01129 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01129. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01129 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
01129 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01129: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01129: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01129: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01129: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01129 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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